What a year it has been. In 2015, we saw more apps, gadgets and brands being introduced than ever before, with some staying longer than others. Just over three weeks ago, we asked you, our readers, to take your pick of your favourites of the year, and you responded with even greater enthusiasm than we could have prepared for.

In this second edition of Vulcan Awards, we saw a grand total of 11,739 voters casting 22,395 votes — more than double that of our inaugural awards last year. So before we reveal the winners of this year’s awards, we’d like to take a moment to thank all of you for sharing with us your favourite gadgets and apps.

And now, here are the winners:

App of the Year: GrabTaxi

Runner Up: Uber

Most Promising Startup To Look Out For in 2016: Fuzzie

Runner Up: SPARK Asia

Malaysia Startup of the Year: TribeHired

Runner Up: KFIT

Singapore Startup of the Year: Shopee

Runner Up: PageAdvisor

Transport App of the Year: GrabTaxi

Runner Up: Uber

Travel App of the Year: Airbnb

Runner Up: Google Maps

Chat App of the Year: WhatsApp

Runner Up: Telegram

Dating App of the Year: Paktor

Runner Up: Tinder

Smartphone of the Year: iPhone 6S

Runner Up: Huawei Mate S

Social Media Superstar: Lee Hsien Loong

Runner Up: Marina Mahathir

Weather App of the Year: No Bullshit PSI

Runner Up: Yahoo Weather

Congratulations to all our winners, and here’s hoping we’ll see more great stuff from you in 2016. A shoutout as well to all who voted, and we hope you’ll stick around with us next year too as we discover and introduce you to more apps, gadgets and brands.